Category: Member Updates

FFAW-Unifor is calling on Minister Patty Hajdu to remove the divisor from EI benefit calculations for seasonal workers The contrast between divisors in St. John’s and Newfoundland and Labrador Regional

FFAW continues to actively engage in discussions regarding the removal of the MSC Baltic III, with a strong focus on ensuring that the interests of fish harvesters and coastal communities

We are now accepting Green Crab mitigation applications from enterprise owners licensed to fish at the following sites in Placentia Bay: 1.Northeast Arm2.Southeast Arm3.Swift Current4.Come By Chance Gut5.North Harbour6.Glennon’s Cove

FFAW is still accepting applications for the 2026 Mackerel Sampling Program. Harvesters are needed to participate in sampling across multiple areas this season. Apply by May 8, 2026Email application to

Enterprise owners between the Quebec-Labrador border and Cape St. Charles (communities from L’Anse au Claire to Red Bay) are invited to apply for a lobster survey project, with field work

The Lobster Committee for 14B met on Tuesday, April 28th and would like to advise that, due to the current conditions, there will be a delay in the opening of

The Lobster Committee for 14A met on Wednesday, April 29th and would like to advise that, due to current conditions, there will be a delay in the opening lobster season

FFAW is asking members to complete the attached questionnaire as part of ongoing collaborative Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) research examining the effects of seismic surveying noise on Newfoundland and

FFAW is now accepting applications for a mackerel sampling opportunity. Multiple harvesters are required to conduct mackerel sampling in areas between June and October of this year. Contact April Wiseman

🔴🦀CRAB PRICE UPDATE: APRIL 26 TO MAY 2, 2026 Urner Barry (UB) began quoting NL 5-8 oz sections on Thursday, April 23. By noon every Monday we will send out